Weight status and eating habits of adolescent Nigerian urban secondary school girls

AbstractBackground and Aims: Body mass index (BMI) is an inexpensive and easy-to-perform method of screening for weight status, which may have detrimental health consequences. The aim of our study was to assess the pattern of BMI among Nigerian adolescent secondary school girls and determine the prevalence of underweight, overweight and obesity among them.Materials and Methods: In this school-based cross-sectional study, weight was measured, using the spring bathroom scale which was supported at all times on a rigid base. Height was measured without footwear with the heels together. The BMI was computed, using the formula weight/height2 (kg/m2). The BMI-for-age percentile chart was used in classifying the weight status of the subjects.Results: A total of 2,159 girls from two public urban day secondary schools participated in the study. Seven students declined to participate, giving a response rate of 99.7%. The overall mean weight, height and body mass index (BMI) of the participants were 43.16±6.07 kg (95% confidence interval, CI= 42.90-43.42), 151.53±6.20 cm (95% CI=151.27-151.79) and 19.76±3.07 kg/m2 (95% CI= 19.63-19.89). The BMI values increased directly with age. Participants in the early adolescent stage demonstrated a significantly lower mean BMI value than either the middle or late adolescent stages. Based on WHO criteria, the prevalence rates of underweight, overweight and obesity were 7.1% (95% CI= 3.0-11.2), 8.3% (95% CI= 4.3-12.3) and 2.1% (95% CI= 2.0-6.2), respectively. The overall prevalence of healthy weight status was 82.5% (95% CI= 80.7-84.3). Conclusion: Nigerian adolescent secondary school girls are at increased risk of the double burden of nutrition as both underweight and overweight show a relatively similar prevalence rates.

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Menarcheal Age of Nigerian Urban Secondary School Girls in Benin City

Reproductive System & Sexual Disorders ◽

10.4172/2161-038x.1000106 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 01 (02) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Alphonsus N. Onyiriuka

Keyword(s):

Secondary School ◽

Benin City ◽

Menarcheal Age ◽

School Girls ◽

Urban Secondary School

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Eating habits among primary and secondary school students in the Gaza Strip, Palestine: A cross-sectional study during the COVID-19 pandemic

Appetite ◽

10.1016/j.appet.2021.105222 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 105222

Author(s):

Afnan Radwan ◽

Eqbal Radwan ◽

Walaa Radwan

Keyword(s):

Secondary School ◽

Secondary School Students ◽

Eating Habits ◽

Gaza Strip ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

School Students ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

The Gaza Strip ◽

Primary And Secondary School

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Diet quality and well-being in children and adolescents: the UP&DOWN longitudinal study

British Journal Of Nutrition ◽

10.1017/s0007114518003070 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 121 (2) ◽

pp. 221-231 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Laura Esteban-Gonzalo ◽

Anne I. Turner ◽

Susan J. Torres ◽

Irene Esteban-Cornejo ◽

José Castro-Piñero ◽

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Keyword(s):

Secondary School ◽

Negative Affect ◽

Primary School ◽

Positive Affect ◽

Children And Adolescents ◽

Down's Syndrome ◽

Down’S Syndrome ◽

Well Being ◽

School Girls

AbstractThe present study examined the association between high-quality diet (using the Mediterranean diet (MD) as an example) and well-being cross-sectionally and prospectively in Spanish children and adolescents. Participants included 533 children and 987 adolescents at baseline and 527 children and 798 adolescents at 2-year follow-up, included in the UP&DOWN study (follow-up in schoolchildren and adolescents with and without Down’s syndrome). The present study excluded participants with Down’s syndrome. Adherence to an MD was assessed using the KIDMED index. Well-being was measured using the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule and the KIDSCREEN-10 questionnaire. Associations between MD adherence and well-being were assessed using multi-level, mixed-effects linear regression. At baseline, MD adherence was positively related to health-related quality of life in secondary school girls and boys (β=0·41,se0·10,P<0·001;β=0·46,se0·10,P<0·001, respectively) and to positive affect in secondary school girls and boys (β=0·16,se0·05,P=0·006;β=0·20,se0·05,P<0·001, respectively) and in primary school boys (β=0·20,se0·08,P=0·019). At 2-year follow-up, MD adherence was negatively related to negative affect in secondary school adolescent girls and boys (β=–0·15,se0·07,P=0·047;β=–0·16,se0·06,P=0·019, respectively), and MD adherence was associated with higher positive affect scores in secondary school girls (β=0·30,se0·06,P<0·001) and in primary school boys (β=0·20,se0·09,P=0·023). However, MD adherence at baseline did not predict well-being indicators at 2-year follow-up. In conclusion, higher MD adherence was found to behave as a protective factor for positive well-being in cross-sectional analysis.

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Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice about menstruation and menstrual hygiene among secondary high school girls in Ogbomoso, Oyo state, Nigeria

International Journal of Reproduction Contraception Obstetrics and Gynecology ◽

10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20171932 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 6 (5) ◽

pp. 1726 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Funmito Omolola Fehintola ◽

Akintunde Olusegun Fehintola ◽

Ayodele Olatayo Aremu ◽

Ajibola Idowu ◽

Olumuyiwa A Ogunlaja ◽

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Keyword(s):

Secondary School ◽

Female Adolescent ◽

Good Knowledge ◽

School Students ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Menstrual Hygiene ◽

Attitude And Practice ◽

Hygienic Practice ◽

School Girls ◽

Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Background: Menstruation has more profound effect on quality of education than other aspect of puberty because it involves a learning component as well as elements affected by the school environment and infrastructure. It is, therefore, imperative to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice of Secondary School girls in Ogbomoso on the subject of menstruation and menstrual hygiene.Methods: It was a cross-sectional study carried out between June and August 2016. A total of 447 eligible female adolescent secondary school students were selected by multistage sampling technique. A semi-structured facilitated self- administered questionnaire was used.Results: Majority (96.4%) of the adolescents have heard about menstruation before menarche while 55.9% had good knowledge of menstruation and menstrual hygiene. Despite the high level of knowledge, about 64% of the respondents describe their response to their first menses as scary, discomforting or emotionally disturbing. Also, only 25% of the respondents had good menstrual hygiene practice. Factors that were significantly associated with good knowledge of menstruation and menstrual hygiene in this study were older adolescent age (15-19 years) (χ2=47.68, P<0.0001); adolescents whose mothers have greater than secondary school education (χ2=42.52, P<0.0001); and those living with their parents (χ2=123.9 ,P=0.001) while only living with parents significantly influenced good practices.Conclusions: The study concluded that majority of the adolescents do not observe good hygienic practice during menstruation despite relatively good knowledge of menstruation and menstrual hygiene. Efforts have to be put into ensuring that adolescents are well educated on the meaning of menstruation, the importance of good hygienic practice both in schools and at home.

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